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Personal info

Full name
O'BRIEN, Eugene Charles
Date of birth
11 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36981369
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
276th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 March 1945
Place of death
Near Forbach, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 19 23

Immediate family

Members
Charles H. O’Brien (father)
Gertrude M. O’Brien (mother)
Alfred O'Brien (brother)

More information

Pfc. Eugene C. O'Brien graduated from West Division High School and had attended Marquette University.

He was employed by the Harnischfeger Corp.

At the time of his death, his brother Alfred served in the U.S. Navy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: The Milwaukee Journal